Daming: Internship also counts as work experience

Chapter 3: Such Thick Thighs

Jia Chuan ordered himself to stay calm. If he wanted to save his life, he had to see the current situation clearly.

He thought about the situation he encountered tonight. The people in the temple should want to use the Inspection Office to kill the people who were following them. The reason these people were fooled was that they didn't know there was an Inspection Office hiding here. In this case, these people in the land temple should be from the government, regardless of their positions. Otherwise, even if the people from the Inspection Office helped them solve the problem, they would not be able to escape, not to mention that there were two suspected eunuchs following them.

But why don’t they just reveal their identities?

As for Zhu Yunwen… Jia Chuan quickly overturned this theory. Not only did his age not match, he had been hiding for over twenty years. Unless he was planning a rebellion, no one would recognize him even if he was suddenly discovered. If he was discovered by the court, he would have no way to escape. Was he being hunted for something else? Did he owe money and refuse to pay it back? So he came here on his own? Was he tired of living?

Jia Chuan shook his head. Could this be a conflict within the imperial family? Then… choosing a side was a science. Jia Chuan stole another glance at the young man. He knew there was a patrol inspection office here, so he must have a close relationship with the Ministry of War. The attackers from outside seemed to be sneaking around. Otherwise, they could just notify the patrol inspection office and work together to capture the people in the temple.

After figuring out this key point, Jia Chuan turned to Scarface and said, "Help me untie the rope. If someone attacks later, I can at least hold one or two people back."

"Are you good at martial arts?" Scarface asked.

"I'm good at this! I can't beat them, but can't you get two of them to beat me up?" Jia Chuan said angrily.

Scarface turned to look at the young man.

Jia Chuan was even more certain that this young man was the leader of this gang. Since this leader had eunuchs by his side, his status must be quite high. Right now, he was in dire straits. If he pretended to help, perhaps...

"Solve it now." said the young man.

Scarface had just untied the ropes on Jia Chuan's hands and feet when a masked man holding a long knife seemed to fall from the sky and landed right under the door frame of the land temple. Jia Chuan subconsciously stretched out his leg, picked up a piece of broken tile and rushed towards the man's face, stopping him for a moment. Scarface jumped into the air and reached the door. He made a feint with his palm, reached out to grab the knife, and stabbed him hard with his backhand. The man fell to the ground and Scarface put away the knife.

Jia Chuan watched so hard that he forgot to blink. When he saw the man fall, he thought about his amazing kick. Did it count as a meritorious service? He subconsciously looked at the young man, wanting to ask: Did you see that just now?
The young man had already sat up straight, staring at the door, and just then he said, "Search!"

The old man next to him said with a smile: "This time Captain Xia finally has a weapon that suits him."

When Jia Chuan heard the title, he couldn't help but gasp. Is this scarred man a captain? If he were a soldier, the scar on his face would only be used to scare the enemy, which is appropriate. But if he was a member of the Jinyiwei... then he had just been injured not long ago. Who would dare to touch a Jinyiwei?

While Jia Chuan was still guessing, Xia Qianhu, who was blocking the door, suddenly flew out of the door. At the moment when the moonlight came in, another man in black seemed to fall from the sky, and almost seamlessly connected with Xia Qianhu to block the moonlight from the temple door.

But Jia Chuan still took a small step back when he saw that there were no accomplices in the temple. He felt that he himself had not expected to get the first place in the exam.

Jia Chuan saw that the time had come when he would be needed!
Are all those clever minds useless? At a time like this, I'm not afraid of meeting someone with brains, I'm just afraid of meeting someone without brains.

The other four people in the temple looked like they had difficulty standing up. Not to mention that there might be a noble person among these four people, even if they were poor common people, Jia Chuan felt that he would not watch them being bullied by others!
Jia Chuan stood up with his teeth bared, looking as if he was ready to pounce on someone and bite him to death at any time.

The reason why Jia Chuan still had the chance to stagger to his feet was mainly because the man in black was surprised at first when he came in, and then looked around, obviously looking for someone. In the time it took him to look, Jia Chuan stood up and said confidently: "The person you are looking for is not here."

Captain Xia obviously knew that he had been lured away from the mountain. Although he was not far away, he was held back by several people and could not turn back. He happened to shout after Jia Chuan finished speaking, "The inspection team has withdrawn!"

Jia Chuan's expression was very rich in the dark night. Even though he had traveled through time and space and had witnessed the mystery of death, he still instinctively tightened his abdomen and hips and became tense.

He knew Dong Shuben well, so he shouldn't have withdrawn, unless...

Perhaps because of Captain Xia's shout, the man in black who came in was no longer so anxious. He turned his gaze to Jia Chuan and said sinisterly, "Kill them all, whether they are here or not..."

Before the man could finish his words, Jia Chuan used his old trick again, picking up a tile on the ground and smashing it at the man's face.

It is true that the only martial arts that cannot be defeated is speed.

Jia Chuan was unexpected and agile. As he picked up the tile, he said, "Villains usually die because they talk too much!"

He finished speaking, but the tile fell to the ground with a "pop" sound before it reached the designated spot. At the same time as the "pop" sound, Jia Chuan said "...you talk too much!", his palm also touched the man's chest.

Jia Chuan missed the dagger he had thrown outside. If he had the dagger in his hand, could he have saved the thief's life?
The man obviously didn't expect Jia Chuan to react so quickly, and he didn't know how strong Jia Chuan was, so he could only take two steps back to avoid Jia Chuan's palm and then swing his knife at the opponent in front of him who was acting like he was lighting firecrackers.

It happened in a split second. Jia Chuan's palm strike was also to buy time for him to fall down again and pick up the tiles. At this time, he fell to the ground following the momentum of the knife and aimed at a few tiles on the ground. The moment he fell to the ground, two tiles "swooshed" towards the man.

Jia Chuan's action alerted the two beardless middle-aged men on both sides. They immediately crawled forward twice, grabbed the tiles on the ground, and imitated Jia Chuan's behavior and threw them at the man in black.

"You might as well send it over! With such force, it's just a tickle." The young man could actually make fun of it at this time.

Jia Chuan was holding two tiles in his hands and he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Since they could still be so relaxed at this time, it meant that he was overthinking it. These people should have a way to deal with it. He simply threw away the tiles and sat aside to watch the show.

The man in black naturally heard this as well. He looked straight at the young man, then laughed heartily a moment later, saying confidently, "Prince, you've come to this day!"

Jia Chuan felt his head vibrate with a buzzing sound.

"Zhu Zhanji?" The name flashed through his mind instantly, and then all the hairs on his body stood up.

He thought that he might have met a noble person, and even wondered which prince or emperor it was, but he never dared to think that it would be Zhu Zhanji!
Because Jia Chuan was too surprised, he didn't notice that the man in black looked around the temple again after he finished speaking, trying to see everyone's expression with the help of the faint moonlight.

Zhu Zhanji had a gloomy face and didn't say anything immediately, but looked at Jia Chuan.

Jia Chuan was still in shock. Seeing Zhu Zhanji looking at him, he couldn't help but stand up. He wanted to ask, "What are your instructions?"

Zhu Zhanji pursed his lips and said to the man with a hint of disdain:

"You've been chasing me... all the way here. The palace has been like this every day these past few days. How did it get to this point?"

The man in black returned his gaze to Zhu Zhanji's face. "The guards around the prince...are they all dead? The only one left is the captain of the Nanjing Town Government Office outside. I'm afraid he won't live much longer. Did the prince have any last words? Oh, it's useless if he did..."

"Why are you asking?" Jia Chuan couldn't help but ask, this man was the real dragon emperor. Although he still couldn't figure out how this real dragon could run to this remote place and be so embarrassed, no matter which life it was, it was a great adventure to meet such a person.

Miracles always happen after a chance encounter. "You don't dare kill him! You're waiting for someone to come." Jia Chuan imitated Zhu Zhanji, standing up with a gloomy face and his hands behind his back. "You're the only one in this temple. There are many of your people outside. If we were all dead, there's no need to ask, it's all your fault! What kind of crime is murdering the crown prince? No matter who's behind you, this matter will eventually be clarified, or... it will need to be completely covered up. Then, killing you will be the least of it, and the extermination of your entire family is just around the corner. You know your master's character very well, so you've been talking nonsense, hoping to wait for someone else to come in and make him do it."

Zhu Zhanji looked at Jia Chuan with admiration.

The man in black tensed up after hearing this. He looked at Jia Chuan carefully, then turned to look at Zhu Zhanji.

Jia Chuan continued, "Why do you think no one outside has come in yet? Old Xia is the only one holding the line, and the patrol officers have all withdrawn. It wouldn't be too much for three or four more of your men to come in, but you came in so excitedly. Now... are you stupid?"

The man turned his head to look at Jia Chuan viciously, and suddenly swung the knife in his hand and stabbed at his thigh.

This sudden scene frightened Jia Chuan, and he subconsciously took a step back. Then he watched the man throw away the knife in his hand, drag his injured leg out of the temple gate with difficulty, and then fall to the ground.

Is that really the case? We haven't even discussed this in depth yet. Are all the people here so short-tempered?

Jia Chuan was stunned for a moment with his mouth wide open in surprise. At this moment, he forgot that he had to keep a lid on his mouth. He took a deep breath and turned to Zhu Zhanji and said, "It seems that the people who want to kill you are from the royal family."

After saying this, Jia Chuan regretted it. He had the urge to slap himself. How could he say such a thing?
But just because he said this, a name flashed through Jia Chuan's mind - Zhu Gaoxu.

This King of Han, who had been plotting and sabotaging for decades, had been defeated time and time again, but had always maintained the perseverance and determination to fight to the death, had fought for the throne all his life without hesitation, had the courage to put his rebellion openly, and had made it known to the world before the rebellion, but had no influence on the court, Jia Chuan extremely rudely threw this man into a corner where he could hardly find it, until he said this, and happened to remember him.

How could we forget such an important person?
When Jia Chuan first came, he did think seriously about the course of history, but there were too many historical figures. Every dynasty had a few people whose names were recorded in history books. No matter whether they were famous or infamous, there were many names in history books anyway. In order to memorize them for the exam, Zhu Gaoxu really did not leave much impression in Jia Chuan's mind.

Names of people, especially those of historical figures, are not only earth-shattering and repeatedly mentioned in various media, but they are also well-known. However, even if they have made great contributions or committed bad deeds, sometimes they get stuck in our minds and we can't remember them, or we get them mixed up.

Jia Chuan once experienced this at a colleague's home. He and his colleague were chatting about the Korean War, and somehow the conversation turned to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The colleague suddenly remembered something and asked his fifth-grade son, "Do you know about the Xi'an Incident?"

My son, who was doing his homework, replied impatiently, “Of course I know!”

"Who forced Chiang Kai-shek to resist the Japanese?"

"Yang Hucheng and... Jacky Cheung."

When Jia Chuan thought of this conversation, he instantly forgave himself.

……

His impulsive inference drew Zhu Zhanji's inquiring gaze.

This made Jia Chuan feel that he should have guessed right. He looked at the person lying at the door again and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Although Zhu Gaoxu, the King of Han, the second son of Zhu Di's family, was a fierce general, he also imitated Zhu Di to usurp the throne, but he did not have a good end. Just looking at these useless people with double surnames under him, the result can be predicted by those who are famous for snacks. Birds of a feather flock together.

Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a moment, then waved to Jia Chuan and said, "Come here."

Jia Chuan's heart was in his throat. Did he know too much?
The old man next to him hurriedly urged: "His Highness asked you to come over, hurry up."

Jia Chuan walked a few steps to Zhu Zhanji and squatted down. Zhu Zhanji came up to him and frowned and asked, "The inspection team has withdrawn. How do you think we can escape?"

Jia Chuan blinked seriously. This was a good opportunity to show off! This thick thigh...

He calmed himself down, took a deep breath, and thought carefully before speaking seriously, "It depends on why the people from the Inspection Office want to withdraw."

"what for?"

"If they were scared away for some reason, I would have taken your Highness's token and broken out, then called them back. If..." Jia Chuan scratched his head and said, "If your Highness had the token, he wouldn't have hidden his whereabouts like this."

Zhu Zhanji sneered and said, "I have the token, but how can you guarantee that the people from the Inspection Office are trustworthy? Isn't that what you meant by the other half of your sentence? If they are bribed..."

"Bribery is impossible!" Jia Chuan waved his hand. "I haven't seen any strangers in the past few days, and the inspector dares not to. I can only say that if the outsider reveals his identity first, and his identity is important, and just says he wants to catch a thief, the inspector will have to believe it even if he doesn't want to."

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "I thought of taking a long detour. Only I know where I'm going. They don't have the ability to predict the future, so they won't make any arrangements in advance. But I didn't expect them to pursue me relentlessly..."

"How long can Old Xia hold on?" Jia Chuan interrupted Zhu Zhanji and asked without hesitation.

"He's injured and won't be able to hold on for long."

Jia Chuan scratched his head again and said, "If Your Highness can trust me..."

"Can't believe it!"

"Then let's try a different approach. I'll rush out without the token to persuade the inspector. If I can persuade him to come back, that would be great. If not, I'll come back and find a way to take His Highness away."

"Just based on the two moves you just made?"

Jia Chuan had just stood up, but upon hearing this, he squatted down again and asked, "Do you have anyone around you who can help me clear the way?"

Zhu Zhanji shook his head.

"Again, it all depends on fate."

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　　Have a nice weekend! Chinese New Year is almost here...

　　
　
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